Nursing Program
Outcomes
These objectives reflect the knowledge, skills, and values developed throughout my BSN program. Each outcome demonstrates growth in clinical judgment, communication, leadership, evidence-based practice, and compassionate, patient-centered care. The accompanying assignments and reflections show how academic learning and clinical experience have prepared me to enter professional nursing practice with competence and integrity.
Holistic & Patient-Centered Care
Holistic and patient-centered care means integrating evidence, clinical judgment, ethics, teamwork, and patient preferences to plan and deliver safe, whole-person care.
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Reflecting on end-of-life care taught me the importance of addressing patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs together. Hospice experiences showed me that preserving dignity, comfort, and family connection is as critical as clinical management. This assignment reinforced that holistic care requires compassion alongside evidence-based practice.Im going to say this. Completing this assignment helped me learn and practice the art of integration symptom management with cultural care, therapeutic communication strategies while balancing family centered goals.
Leadership
Leadership means using practical leadership skills to support safe, compassionate, and cost-effective care across different settings.
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The delegation simulation taught me how to assign tasks based on acuity and scope, while communicating expectations clearly. I saw how effective delegation prevents errors and improves patient safety. This project showed me that leadership is not just positional—it is the responsibility to guide teams toward safe and efficient care. This activity helped me learn and practice the critical thinking required to effective coordinate a team while balancing patient safety, staff workload, and appropriate use of RN, LPN, and CNA roles.
Understanding the Healthcare Context
Understanding the healthcare context means recognizing how policy, financing, and regulation shape quality, safety, and access to care for diverse populations.
Integration of Mental Health Paper (NUR 384)
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In this project, I examined how healthcare policy and insurance regulations shape access to mental health treatment. The Mental Health Parity Act and billing requirements highlighted the systemic barriers to integrated care. I learned how policy, finance, and provider attitudes influence patient safety and quality, and how nurses can advocate for better integration of mental and physical health in practice. This assignment gave me the space to practice clinical reasoning, connect research with real patient situations, and articulate how nurses can advocate for structural change in primary care. In doing so, I meet the course outcome through analysis, application, and evidence-based discussion.
Health Promotion & Illness Prevention Infographic
Health promotion and illness prevention means partnering with communities and stakeholders to support long-term well-being and evaluate the impact of prevention efforts.
Capstone Project- Stress Tests and EKGs
Technology and informatics means using digital tools and information systems to support safe, efficient, high-quality nursing care.
In the cardiology clinic, I’ve developed a deeper intellectual grasp of heart rhythms by preparing for and conducting stress tests, which requires understanding the influence of medications like beta-blockers on achieving target heart rates. I’ve learned to analyze patients’ medical histories, diagnoses, and medications in order to anticipate how these factors affect rhythm response and aerobic performance. This work has helped me connect pharmacology, pathophysiology, and diagnostic testing with the lived experience of patients, reinforcing both technical interpretation and the human dimensions of rhythm assessment.
Professional Accountability
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Emergency Care Considerations - LGBTQIA pa​tents
​This project demonstrates professional accountability through the integration of ethical awareness, clinical skill, and self-reflection. By examining implicit bias and inclusive assessment tools such as the HEEADSSS 3.0 and SOGI intake framework, I learned how equitable care begins with assessing my own assumptions and using evidence-based communication strategies. This assignment strengthened my commitment to providing safe, affirming, and legally compliant care for all patients, reflecting the nurse’s responsibility to uphold justice, respect, and professionalism in every encounter.
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BSN Synthesis
Professional accountability means taking responsibility for my actions while upholding ethical, legal, and equitable standards in patient care.
A baccalaureate generalist nurse integrates liberal arts, science, and nursing knowledge to deliver compassionate, competent care to people of all ages and backgrounds.
This care plan required me to synthesize abnormal labs, assessment findings, and evidence-based interventions into a safe plan of care. It reinforced the importance of accuracy, attention to detail, and documenting with accountability. Through this assignment, I recognized that professional accountability means advocating for safe practices and holding myself to consistent, ethical standards in clinical judgment. Completing the full care plan, including pathophysiology review, prioritized nursing diagnoses, SMART outcomes, interprofessional coordination, and medication analysis, allowed me to demonstrate that competency in practice rather than theory.
Optimizing Healthcare Outcomes
Optimizing healthcare outcomes means using clear communication, teamwork, and coordination to improve patient care and resul
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The burn case emphasized the role of collaboration and communication in critical care. Managing airway, circulation, pain, and fluid resuscitation required interprofessional teamwork and precise handoffs. This assignment showed me how clear, structured communication with team members directly improves outcomes in high-stakes situations. By working through the full burn scenario and applying SBAR, priority-setting, and shared decision making with the care team, I was able to demonstrate this outcome in practice rather than in theory.
In this project, I assessed community barriers and worked on strategies to improve health promotion and prevention. By identifying and understanding the populations, interventions can be tailored to meet the needs of that specific group of patients. I see through this project how nurses can communicate and empower communities to address risks factors and sustain long-term health improvements. This assignment reinforced th preventive role of nursing and the importance of initiative.
